During an Escanaba Trough: Exploring the Seafloor and Oceanic Footprints expedition dive, the team gathered a sample of boiling water (206 degrees Celsius/403 degrees Fahrenheit!) from a hydrothermal vent located at a depth of 3,219 meters, almost two miles below the surface. This image shows the monitor displaying the depth and temperature of the probe. Note that the temperature away from the hot water plume is between one and two degrees Celsius (about 35 degrees Fahrenheit).
Monitor Displaying Depth and Temperature of Probe
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During an Escanaba Trough: Exploring the Seafloor and Oceanic Footprints expedition dive, the team gathered a sample of boiling water (206 degrees Celsius/403 degrees Fahrenheit!) from a hydrothermal vent located at a depth of 3,219 meters, almost two miles below the surface. This image shows the monitor displaying the depth and temperature of the probe. Note that the temperature away from the hot water plume is between one and two degrees Celsius (about 35 degrees Fahrenheit).